Third Annual iHeartRadio Music Festival Brought听The iHeartRadio App To Life听With More Artists Than Ever Before
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More Than 40 Of The Best听Artists In Music Performed September 20 and 21 -- Including Justin Timberlake, Katy Perry, Paul McCartney and Elton John --听At The Sold Out Event
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The iHeartRadio Music Festival Has Raised $1 Million For Various Charities Since 2011
New York, NY 鈥 September 23, 2013 鈥听The two-day iHeartRadio Music Festival, where the music of the iHeartRadio app comes to life, came to a close Saturday night following a weekend of incredible听performances by the biggest names in music. The Festival, which celebrated the success of the iHeartRadio all-in-one digital audio service,听included performances by over 40 artists, both on the main stage at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on September 20 and 21 and at the all-new iHeartRadio Music Festival Village on Saturday afternoon.
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Ryan Seacrest kicked off the Festival Friday night at MGM Grand with performances by artists听Robin Thicke, fun., Keith Urban, Muse, Tiesto, J. Cole, Elton John, Benny Benassi, Chris Brown, Katy Perry and听Queen + Adam Lambert.听 Paul McCartney opened the second night, and reset the already high听bar with an eight-song set that included a medley of songs combining work听from his upcoming album听New听with some of his most听classic hits.听 McCartney used the Festival stage to debut three new songs.听 The action continued throughout the evening with back-to-back top-notch performances including Zedd, Maroon 5, Tim McGraw, Miley Cyrus, Thirty Seconds to Mars, Bruno Mars, Phoenix, Miguel, Ke$ha听featuring听Joan Jett, Drake and Justin Timberlake.
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听weekend was again听notable for the unparalleled number and diversity of incredible performances, thrilling collaborations and special guests appearances, including听Diddy, who helped kick off the Festival by introducing Robin Thicke to the stage for the opening performance of 鈥淏lurred Lines鈥 on Friday night, and Britney Spears, who introduced Miley Cyrus on Saturday.听 Other presenters included Kate Hudson, Ashley Greene, Khloe Kardashian Odom and听Floyd Mayweather.听 In addition, the Norwegian comedy duo, Ylvis, did a surprise performance of their viral hit video 鈥淭he Fox.鈥
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The iHeartRadio Music Festival was a dominant social media听topic throughout the weekend, and听听continues to trend with tweets and retweets听from fans as well as artists and Festival presenters.
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The weekend also included a gathering of听over 20,000 music lovers at the new daytime听iHeartRadio Music Festival Village, which featured live performances on two stages by nearly a dozen popular and up-and-coming artists including Miley Cyrus, The Wanted, Jason Derulo, The Band Perry, Avril Lavigne, Krewella, Cher Lloyd, twenty one pilots, Pete Tong, AWOLNATION and a special guest appearance by Ne-Yo.听 The Village also featured fan zones, games, concessions and interactive experiences hosted by the Festival's brand partners, including AXE Black Chill鈩, Bud Light Platinum, The CW Network, Elizabeth Arden, Fruttare庐, the 鈥淚t Can Wait鈥 movement to end texting and driving, Macy鈥檚, MasterCard, Matador庐 Beef Jerky, MGM Grand, Pepsi, Regency Enterprise鈥檚 RUNNER RUNNER, released by 20th Century Fox, SMIRNOFF庐 Vodka and State Farm庐.iHeartRadio also partnered with the Shriner鈥檚 Children鈥檚 Hospital, which received $1 from every ticket sold for The Village.
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Highlights of the 2013 iHeartRadio Music Festival and Village:
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Queen, Adam Lambert and fun. Collaboration:听 Former听American Idol听runner-up Adam Lambert joined the听rock legends of听Queen on the iHeartRadio Music Festival stage for a memorable 35-minute set featuring some of听Queen鈥檚 most iconic songs, including "Bohemian Rhapsody,"听鈥淲e Are the Champions鈥 and 鈥淲ho Wants to Live Forever.鈥澨齈op-rock trio听fun. also joined Queen and Adam Lambert on stage to close out the opening evening with 鈥淪omebody to Love鈥澨齛nd听鈥淔at Bottomed Girls.
J.Cole Debuts Crooked Smile with TLC:听 Following a crowd pumping set with DJ and EDM music producer Tiesto, rapper J. Cole took the stage with the help of multiple guest performers.听 He kicked his performance off with a duet featuring Miguel, performing 鈥淧ower Trip,鈥 followed by his first-ever live performance of 鈥淐rooked Smile鈥 with the newly reunited group TLC.
Joan Jett Joins Ke$Ha On Stage:听 Ke$ha gave a daring and entertaining solo performance that included spitting whipped cream into the audience,听kissing a fan and sharing the stage with male dancers dressed as women.听 Rounding out this entertaining performance was听rock legend Joan Jett who took the stage as a surprise guest to perform a duet of 鈥淏ad Reputation.鈥澨 The collaboration ended with the crowd singing "Happy Birthday" to the rock icon.
Elton John Dazzles In Red:听 From the moment he sat down in his red rhinestone-adorned suit and matching fire-red piano, living legend Sir Elton John captivated the more than 11,000 people at the MGM Grand Garden Arena Friday night with classic hits like 鈥淭he Bitch is Back,鈥 鈥淏ennie and the Jets鈥 and听鈥淚'm Still Standing,鈥 plus a new song, 鈥淗ome Again,鈥 from听his upcoming album听The Diving Board.听 John also received a standing ovation following his performance of 鈥淭iny Dancer."Katy Perry Rocks Popular Hits:听 Katy Perry delighted fans with a mash-up of her most popular hits, including 鈥淲ide Awake,鈥澨淐alifornia Gurls,鈥 鈥淔irework,鈥 鈥淧art of Me鈥 and 鈥淭eenage Dream.鈥澨齋he also performed new songs, like recently released singles 鈥淩OAR鈥 and听鈥淒ark Horse鈥 with Juicy J.
Bruno Mars Rocks Through High-Energy Performance:听听Two-time iHeartRadio Music Festival performer Bruno Mars gave another crowd captivating performance with upbeat hits like听鈥淟ocked Out of Heaven鈥 and 鈥淭reasure鈥 before transitioning to more heartfelt, passionate numbers like 鈥淚f I Was Your Man.鈥澨 He also included 鈥淩unaway Baby鈥 and finished his set with his latest single, 鈥淕orilla.鈥
Miley Cyrus Cries During 鈥淲recking Ball鈥:听 Miley Cyrus performed twice Saturday, first at the afternoon outdoor iHeartRadio Music Festival Village, and then took main stage at MGM Grand on Saturday night.听 For both provocative performances Cyrus dressed in all white, wearing a tight corset and high wasted shorts during the day and a see-through mesh dress for the nighttime event.听 She performed four songs, opening with "We Can't Stop," followed by "Party In the USA" and closed with an emotional rendition of "Wrecking Ball."Justin Timberlake Closes Festival:听听Justin Timberlake closed out the 2013 iHeartRadio Music Festival with a 40-minute performance that concluded the 11-hour music festival.听 Timberlake鈥檚 set included three new songs from听his upcoming album听The 20/20 Experience 鈥 2 of 2听and mega-hits like "Mirror" and "SexyBack.
This year's two-day iHeartRadio Music Festival brought to life the music of the iHeartRadio app and offered fans an opportunity to enjoy a weekend of incredible live music and surprise performances by听their favorite artists.听 Throughout the year, iHeartRadio delivers everything listeners want in an all-in-one platform: Instant access to more than 1,500 radio stations from across the country, user-created Custom Stations inspired by a favorite artist or song, thousands of curated digital stations 鈥淧erfect For鈥 any mood or activity, and the new iHeartRadio Talk feature giving users access to the best on-demand news, talk and entertainment content available today.
True to radio鈥檚 commitment to serve the communities in which we live and work, the iHeartRadio Music Festival has partnered annually听with a number of nonprofit organizations.听听 In the past three years, the Festival听has helped raise $1 million for a number of national charities, including the American Association of Cancer Research, the Alliance for Lupus Research, Muscular Dystrophy Association, The Ryan Seacrest Foundation, Young Audiences of New York, Eric Trump Foundation, CureDuchenne and many more.听 Additionally, The Festival has created dozens of irreplaceable memories for a number of critically ill children and their families through its partnership with Make-a-Wish Foundation and other similar organizations.
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The iHeartRadio Music Festival was heard live across Clear Channel radio stations nationwide and streamed live at听听and on PlayStation庐3.听 The Festival will be televised as a two-night primetime special on The CW Network听 Monday, Sept. 30 (night one) at 8-10 p.m. EST/PST and Tuesday, Oct. 1 (night two) at 8-10 p.m. EST/PST, to launch the network's fall season.
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